Nienke Oostra is a Sydney based veterinarian, who has qualified for the Xterra World Championships. With some great coaching help, and hard training, she is about to become the ‘bike racing triathlete’ that her coach told her she could be. Xterra is an offroad triathlon consisting of a 1500m swim, 30km challenging mtbike and a […]
Archives for October 2012
Capital Punishment Entries Open October 18th!
Get out and start riding because the Punishment is coming back! The once a year opportunity to link all of Canberra’s fantastic single track from Kowen Forest to Stromlo. And with lots of new tracks in the famous Sparrow Hill the course is just getting better and better. The Capital Punishment MTB Enduro is on […]
LIMBC 2012: Prologue and Stage 1
LANGKAWI (Oct 15, 2012): It was a sweet maiden victory for Florian Vogel at the Men Open Prologue Individual Time Trial at Langkawi International Mountain Bike Challenge 2012 (LIMBC). The Scott Swisspower rider was beaming with joy after learning that he clocked the fastest time of 5:08.29 in the 2.4km track at Dataran Legenda today. “I will hang […]
Croc Contenders: Ondrej Fojtik
A little different to our recent ‘Croc Contenders’ features – this interview with 2008 Crocodile Trophy winner Ondrej Fojtik was done by on of MarathonMTB.com’s European contributors, Robert Matusek. The man of the day is barely staying on his feet, shivering through the merciless nasty cold downpour. And yet he gives interviews patiently and generously. […]
Croc Contenders: Cory Wallace
Having won the Mongolia Bike Challenge in 2012, plus the 24hrs of Old Pueblo, and now placed 4th in the Scott 24hr Solo – Cory Wallace (Canada) is surely a Croc Contender, deserving to be featured alongside Mike Mulkens, Matt Page, Ondrej Slezak and Justin Maddog Morris. The Croc Trophy has a bit of a […]
Bidding farewell to the (European) Season
Driving home on the highway and listening to the fabulous Amy McDonalds’ “Don’t tell it’s over…” keeps me recalling the fondest moments of the ’12 race season. Sentiments are coming up and let me wish for more. Frankly, though, what should I wish for more? The sheer abundance of gifts I have experienced makes me […]
Hydration 102 – getting the fluid in
The week before last, I looked into the importance of appropriate hydration before, during and after training and racing sessions (Hydration 101). In theory it doesn’t look that hard but the reality of carrying and consuming the prescribe amount of fluid to maintain an ideal fluid balance on a hot day vindicates a camel. Sunday […]
Roc d’Azur: Rando, racing and Tandems!
Poland’s Anna Szafraniec won the Roc d’Azur on Saturday, the highlight of a day that also featured Olympic and world champion Julie Bresset in the Rando Roc Powerade. This special guest no doubt inspired the 1,000 children who raced in the Kid Roc. The event turns to the Elite Men category on Sunday, with the […]
Give thanks for British Summertime – XCM Worlds Ornans 2012
Prior to leaving England for the World Championships in Ornans France I told various people that I wanted it to rain and for the race to be muddy. My thought process went something like: – we just did a really muddy ride in Hopton Woods, it was fun and I felt fast, – if it […]
An Olympic Feel at the Roc d’Azur
Czech Jaroslav Kulhavý followed up on his gold medal at the London Olympics in August by winning today’s highlight, the Roc Marathon (83 km long with 2,700 m of altitude difference). Sunny Fréjus saw Britain’s Sally Bigham defend her title ahead of France’s Hélène Marcouyre. Alain Prost and Sylvain Chavanel also joined the party, mingling […]